PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later".

3B9, RODRIGUES ISLAND
Operators Johnny/SM6JBC and Jan/SM6GOR are currently
active as as 3B8JB and 3B8HB respectively, from Mauritius (AF-049) until
November 26th, but will be active as 3B9JB and 3B9HB respectively, from
Rodrigues Island (AF-017, WLOTA 4265, WWFF 3BFF-004) between November
26th and December 2nd. Activity will be on the HF bands, using SSB, PSK31
and PSK63. QSL via their home callsigns, by the Bureau or direct.

3Y/B, BOUVET
A team of 12 operators, lead by Alex, UN7PCZ, will be active
as 3Y0F sometime between December 2015 and January 2016. The group plans
to be on the island for 2 weeks with 6 stations on the air. More details
and a Web page are forthcoming. Watch QRZ.com.

4A, MEXICO (Special Event/Prefix)
Alejandro, XE1EE, from Queretaro,
will use the special callsign 4A5XX between November 24th and November
23rd (2015), to celebrate his 20th year as an Amateur Radio Operator.
A special QSL has been designed. QSL via his QSL Manager LZ3HI, direct to
XE1EE, LoTW, by the Bureau or eQSL. See details and his story on QRZ.com.

4S, SRI LANKA
By the time you read this, members of Lufthansa Amateur
Radio Club Frankfurt will be active as 4S7DLG from Sri Lanka until November
27th. Operators mentioned are Bernd/DK7TF, Juergen/DH6ICE and Juergen/
DH0RAK. Activity should be on all HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via DK8ZZ.

AH2, GUAM
Kan, JJ2RCJ, will be active as AH2/AB2RF from Danilo/KH2JU's
rental shack on Guam between December 27-30th. Activity will be focused
on 30/17/12 meters RTTY. QSL via LoTW or direct to JJ2RCJ. Logs will be
uploaded to ClubLog, LoTW and eQSL.

AT1, INDIA (Special Event)
Rajesh, VU2EXP, will be active with the
special callsign AT1JCB from Gujarat between November 21st and December
9th. Activity is to celebrate the anniversary of Indian Physicist/Radio
Pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose's birthday. He was also well known as the
"Father of Wireless Communication". Operations will be on 40/20/15/10
meters, but only on the Digital modes (PSK31, PSK63, PSK125, JT65, JT9,
RTTY, SIM31, ROS, Olivia, etc.). QSL via VU2EXP (direct only), LoTW
and eQSL.

E2, THAILAND
Members of the Thailand DX Association (HSDXA) will be
active as E2X during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a
Multi-Single/High-Power entry. QSL via E20GMY. Operators mentioned are
Kriangkrai/E20HHK, Tony/E21IZC, Bruce/HS0ZLB (K0BJ) and Paul/HS4DDQ.
QSL via E20GMY, by the Bureau or direct. Visit the HSDXA FaceBook page
at:

EA8, CANARY ISLANDS
Fredy, SM6FKF, will be active as EA8/SM6FKF from
the Canary Islands during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as
a Single-Op/All-Band/Low-Power entry. QSL via SM6FKF.

FS, ST. MARTIN
Marco, PJ7MF, is a new resident on the island and was
active as FS/PJ7MF. However, as of November 12th, Marco is now active
with his new callsign, FS4WBS. He is active from his new QTH using an
IC-7600, SteppIR and THP amplifier. QSL via IZ1MHY.

FT4TA, TROMELIN ISLAND
The FT4TA Tromelin Island DXpedition is now QRT
and the final QSOs count is out. The ClubLog's Web page is now showing
as of 0127z, November 10th, the QSO count was 71463/Total and 18407/Unique
callsigns (28410/CW, 33609/SSB and 9444/RTTY). Breakdown by continent is:
789/AF, 4/ANT, 8814/AS, 41952/EU, 17952/NA, 888/OC and 1068/SA.

IOTA NEWSAS-049. Takeshi "TAKE"/JI3DST(JS6RRR) will be active as JI3DST/6 from
Kuchino-Island (Tokara Island) between 0600z, December 27th
and 0000z, January 4th (2015). Activity will be on 160/80/75/
40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters using CW, SSB, FM and the Digital
modes (RTTY/PSK31/JT65A). This operation is subject to change
because of bad WX or other conditions. QSL JI3DST/6 via the
Bureau or by ClubLog's OQRS. Please check QRZ.com for more
details. For more details and updates, see:

AS-200. Takeshi "TAKE"/JI3DST(JS6RRR) will once again be active as
JI3DST/5 (CW/SSB) and JS6RRR/5 (RTTY/FM) from Shodo Island
(in the Shikoku's Coastal Islands) between November 22-25th.
Activity will be on 40/30/20/17/15/12/10 meters. This operation
is subject to change because of bad WX or other conditions.
QSL JS6RRR/5 and JI3DST/5 via the Bureau or by ClubLog's OQRS.
Please check QRZ.com for more details. For more details and
updates, see:

EU-067. Theodoros, SV1EJD, will be active as SV8/SV1EJD from Syros
Island between November 17-20th. Activity will be on the
HF bands SSB only, hosted by Cyclades DX Club (SZ8ERS). QSL
via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

EU-125. Volker, DJ8VW, will be active as 5P8VW from Romo Island between
December 6-21st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters, including
the 30/17/12m bands, using CW and SSB. QSL via DJ8VW ONLY
DIRECT, LoTW or eQSL.

OC-151. Operators Jürgen/DL7UVO and Burkhard/DL3KZA, along with some
Indonesian friends, will be active as YB9/homecall from Komodo
Island [Nov. 17-20th] and Flores Island [Nov. 21-28th](Reference
number: IOTA 151, WLOTA 0089, WLOTA 0026, YBFF-027). Activity
will be on the HF bands using CW and SSB. QSL via their home-
calls, by the Bureau, direct or ClubLog's OQRS.

OC-210. Operators Ronald/YC8ROP, Richard/YC8RBI, Donny/YB8SX, Arnol/
YC8TDK and Denny/YC8UVH will be active as homecall/p from Siau
Island between November 19-23rd. This operation is a new one
for the Nusantara Award. QSL YC8ROP/p via W2FB and all others
via their home callsigns.

J3, GRENADA
Rob, DL7VOA, will be active as J34O from Crochu Bay, Grenada
(NA-024, WLOTA 0718) between November 22nd and December 6th. Activity
will be holiday style (mainly during the evening and night hours) on
40-10 meters using a Elecraft K2 with 100 watts and Palm Radio Mini
Paddle. He will also be in the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th)
as a Single-Op/All-Band entry. QSL via DL7VOA, direct or by the Bureau.

JW, SVALBARD
Svein, LA9JKA (ex-JX9JKA), will once again be active as
JW9JKA from Bear Island (EU-027) between (Approx.) December 6th and
May 30th (2015). Activity will be limited to his spare-time, and Svein
will be focusing on the bands from 160-6 meters. Equipment is limited,
due to rules of work. Focus will be on 160m during the winter, and 6m
in springtime. QSL only direct to his home address (see QRZ.com).

K1N NAVASSA ISLAND
Although no official word (repeat.. no official word)
has been announced by the K1N Navassa Team, a few different sources are
reporting that the K1N operation will probably be active during the time
frame of January 25th and February 13th, as not to conflicts with the
EP6T Kish Island (Iran) DXpedition. Remember, this is rumored and not
official. Look for a special bulletin or something posted on their Web
page at:

P4, ARUBA
Andy, AE6Y, will once again be active as P49Y from Aruba
(SA-036) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-
OP/High-Power/24-HRs entry. This will be a family trip, so he will
probably be QRV 24-hour. QSL via AE6Y or LoTW.

PJ4, BONAIRE
Operators Scott/W4PA, Norman/WF7T, Steve/PJ4DX, Peter/PJ4NX
and Robert/S53R will be active as PJ4Q from Kralendijk, Bonaire Island
(SA-006) during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th) as a Multi-Single
entry. Operators will be on the island between November 19th and December
1st, except PJ4DX and PJ4NX. Activity outside of the contest, operators
will be signing PJ4/homecall and will be active on 160-10 meters, with a
focus on 160/30/17/12 meters, using CW and SSB. PJ4/WF7T will be active
on the Digital modes on all bands prior to contest. QSL PJ4Q via W4PA.
QSL all others via their home callsign.

REALTIME BAND CONDITIONS WEB SITE http://www.bandconditions.com
The purpose of this experimental Web site is to provide 24-7-365 actual
(REALTIME) band condition information to CW QRPp, QRPe and CW/SSB for
Contesters interested in increasing their scores. It can also be of
benefit to other Radio Amateurs to determine band conditions for Nets
and casual QSO's. This information is NOT based on any software pre-
dictions or any kind of satellite based readings. It is based on a
new Ionospheric sounding method called "HF Ionospheric Interferometry"
which operates very similarly to the PolSAR system used by NASA.

PZ, SURINAME
Alan, K0AV, will be active as PZ5AV during the CQWW DX CW
Contest (November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/All-Band/Low Power entry.
Also, look for activity in the few days before the contest. QSL via
K0AV or LoTW.

9Q5BQ LOTW STATUS. Pierre, HB9AMO, states: "This to inform you I started
to copy my handwritten 9Q5BQ log into Logger32 and uploaded the QSOs to
LoTW. QSOs will be uploaded as a batch of a 1000 Qs. As the log contains
12,500 contacts, it will take some time to have all QSO uploaded."

VK9LM QSL ROUTE. Dee, W1HEO, reports, "The current operation from Lord
Howe Island -- VK9LM -- is resulting in QSL requests being sent to W1HEO,
who operated with this callsign in 1999 only. Recently, this callsign
was activated, but not by W1HEO. Please do not send QSL requests to
W1HEO." The correct route for the recent operation is via DJ2MX, direct
or by the Bureau. An OQRS is available at:

NAVASSA 1993 QSL CARDS. Ken, N2ZN, reports: "With 'Navassa Fever'
hitting the DX community ahead of the upcoming K1N operation, I'd
like to again remind anyone that is looking for a confirmation for
any W5IJU/KP1 QSOs from 1993 that cards are still available. I now
have what we believe to be the full set of logs. Please QSL direct
via N2ZN with appropriate return postage and envelope. Log search
for this expedition (among others) is available at WJ2O.com."

SILENT KEY
Don, K8MFO, informs OPDX that Vic Crawford, W1TYQ (HZ3TYQ,
ex-W8NUV), from Michigan, became a Silent Key (SK) on November 8th, at
the age of 94. He served as an ARRL Connecticut Section Communications
Manager (SCM) between 1957-1960, but Vic was well known as HZ3TYQ (1963-
1976) and made two DXpeditions each into the Iraqi and Kuwaiti Neutral
zones, 8Z4 and 8Z5. Earlier he initiated an operation from the Saudi-
Kuwait neutral zone as 9K3TL/NZ with Jack Laub/HB9TL, Roy Fleming/MP4BBD
and L.M. "Rundy" Rundlett/W3ZA/K4ZA in about 1963. Vic retired to Torch
Lake, Michigan, as W1TYQ/8 with particular interest in 80 meters where
he proceeded to rack up almost 300 countries. Vic also operated a good
deal from HZ1AB, back in the "Hot Ziggety One American Boy" heyday. He
was also an aviator, and was a key man in the development of aviation
at the Arabian American Oil Company. Vic was known world-wide for his
impeccable CW and top notch operating. OPDX and its readers would like
to send out our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of W1TYQ.

V4, ST. KITTS
John, W5JON/V47JA, informs OPDX that he will be active once
again from his vacation home in Calypso Bay, St. Kitts (NA-104, WW Loc.
FK87SG), located 200 feet from the Caribbean Sea, between January 20th
and March 1st. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (incl. 60m) using SSB.
Equipment is a Kenwood TS-590S and Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. Antennas
include: a 80-10m Multi-band Dipole, 40-10m 31 ft. Verticals, 35 ft.
40/80m Top Loaded Vertical, and shortened 160m Dipole. Also, a 3 element
Yagi for 6m. Also, XYL Cathy, W5HAM, will occasionally operate as V47HAM.
ALL QSLs go to W5JON direct only or via LoTW. NO Bureau QSLs.

VP2E, ANGUILLA
Operators Rich/KE1B and YL Anna/W6NN will be active as
VP2EAQ and VP2EAR, respectively, from Anguilla between November 23rd and
December 1st. Activity will be "holiday-style" using a single station
with 100w and a Buddipole antenna system directly adjacent to the sea.
Operations will be on all bands 40-10 meters (including 30/17/12m), and
all modes (CW/SSB/RTTY). They expect to have Internet access, and plan
to upload logs to ClubLog daily. You can check your QSO status and request
a QSL card via the Online QSL Request System (OQRS). Direct QSLs are via
their home callsign (see QRZ.com for details).

VP2V, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Kevin, K6TOP, will once again be active
as VP2V/K6TOP from Tortola, British Virgin Islands (NA-023) until November
18th. Activity will be limited (family vacation) using an ICOM 706 MKII
with 100 watts into a 40m vertical, 20/15/10 multiband dipole. Operations
will be CW almost exclusively. Operating hours are typically 0100-0300z
and 1000-1200z due to family commitments. QSLs via LoTW preferred; log
will be uploaded upon return. Kevin states, "When the pileups get difficult,
I listen to the edges, so please spread your calls out."

VR, HONG KONG
Andrea, IV3SKB, has been active from Peng Chau Island
(AS-006) since October 24th and will stay until December 3rd. Look for
him to activate Alberto's, VR2XAN, station during the CQWW DX CW Contest
(November 29-30th) as a Single-Op/Single-Band (??m) entry. Activity
outside of the contest is mostly on the Low Bands (30/40/80/160m on
CW/SSB). He uses an Icom 756 Pro III with an Icom IC-2KL (400w) amp
into a Crushcraft D4, rotary dipole 10-40 meters and Inverted V Kelman
dipole 80/160 meters. QSL via VR2XAN only.

VU4, ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
By the time you read this, operators
Krish/W4VKU (VU2VKU) and Pai/VU2PAI who were active as VU4CB from Campbell
Bay (AS-033), will be joined by a larger team of operators to activate Neil
Island (AS-001) as VU4KV between November 16-30th. Operators mentioned
are Prasad/VU2PTT, Nandu/VU2NKS, Kumar/VU2BGS, Chetan/VU3DMP, Deepak/
VU2CDP, Sangeeth/VU2WH/A45WH, Kiran/VU3KPL, and Aravind/VU2ABS. Activity
will be on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY, and having 5 stations on
the air. QSL via W4VKU. Look for an OQRS to be available around December
5th. For more details and updates, watch:

XT2, BURKINA FASO (Reminder)
Harald, DF2WO, will once again be active
as XT2AW from Ouagadougou between November 17th and December 2nd. Activity
will be holiday style on CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO.

YC8, INDONESIA
Ron, YC8ROP, will be active from Sangihe Island (OC-210)
during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest (March 7-8th) and the CQWW
WPX SSB Contest (March 28-29th) as a a Single-Op/Single-Band (15m)/Low-
Power entries. QSL via LoTW or direct to YC8OP.

YJ, VANUATU
Barry, VK2BJ, will be active as YJ0BJ from Vanuatu (OC-035)
until November 21st. Activity will be on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB.
QSL via VK2BJ, direct, LoTW or eQSL.

YV0, AVES ISLAND (Jumping The Gun!)[If you missed OPDX.1188.1]
Minutes
after going to print about the Aves Island DXpedition in OPDX.1188, the
information was taken down off the Web. Edwin, YV5EN, apologized to OPDX
and the DX community for the info and states he was "testing the YV0AI
QRZ.com page. It was on the Web just about 3 minutes just for testing
purposes. Now I'm testing the page in a personal domain which is very
different than the QRZ.com. There is no official info at this time and
no specific date known, but the Radio Club Venezolano is working very
hard on it. Hope YV0 will be soon on the air, but it depends on Venezuelan
Navy. Now that everybody knows the callsign, please feel free to visit
QRZ.com for any news. Sorry again if those 3 minutes of Web testing makes
all the Ham community feel so angry or sad. Again, it was just 3 minutes
for testing purposes...."

ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND
Marko, N5ZO, will once again be active as ZD8O
from Ascension Island (AF-003, WLOTA 1491) between November 17th and
December 3rd. Activity will be on the HF bands with the main focus on
the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 29-30th). QSL via OH0XX. direct or by
the Bureau.